The Composition Merit Awards Journal, published in previous years in print form, is an online publication of student essays produced in Introduction to Composition (ENG 100) and Composition (ENG 101) at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2012
1st Place: "The Increased Use of Texting: Is it the Downfall of Western Society?" by Sam Watts
2nd Place: "Bottling Our Planet" by Joshua L. Kuehn
3rd Place: "Breastfeeding" by Alicia ArmstrongHonorable Mentions
"The Problem Behind the Curtain" by Kayla Patterson
"Methotrexate: An Effective, but Sometimes Dangerous, Treatment to Rheumatoid Arthritis" by Gabe Wolfe
"I Can't Bear to See Them Disappear" by Samuel Cook
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2011
1st Place: "The Case for Democratic Socialism" by Joshua Anderson
2nd Place: "This I Believe" by Alyssa Albrecht
3rd Place: "America's Problem: Global Warming and the Apollo Alliance" by Alexander MozeyHonorable Mentions
"Drug Policy: You're Doing it Wrong" by Patrick Earley
"Generation Rx" by Bridget Nohava
"Two-Sided" by Jessica Zanotelli
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2010
1st Place: "Becoming Stronger" by Karielle Jenilee Moe
2nd Place: "The Lost History of the Amazon" by Nathanael Seth Rhody
3rd Place: "Straigthen Up!" by Leeann Emily KnutsonHonorable Mentions
"Stride for Second" by Sarah Diane Schellinger
"Eliminating Standardized Testing in the Classroom" by Jeffery Kevin Nestrud
"My Worst Enemy" by Victoria Elizabeth Swenson
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2008
1st Place: "A Salary or a Joke?" by Jenna Sorensen
2nd Place: "McCandless's Journey to Self-Actualization" by Zack Smith
3rd Place: "How the South Won the United States Civil War" by Clayton KozanHonorable Mentions
"Effect of the Media on Women" by Sara Kruper
"Prom Night" by Megan Heutmaker
"Smoking Ban: No ifs, ands or butts about it" by Katie O'Neil
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2007
1st Place: "Children of Mentally Ill Parents" by Stacy Richter
2nd Place: "Survival of the Wealthiest" by Souk Phaengkhouane
3rd Place: "Native Americans: Mascots or Human Beings" by Elise Wolf
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2006
1st Place: "Not All CAM is a Scam" by Abigail Klatt
2nd Place: "Americans: Bigger by the Day" by Cassandra Bjork
3rd Place: "Viddy Well" by Bryan Petzel
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2005
1st Place: "Free Music Downloading: Wave of the Future or Demise of the Industry?" by Julie Kroon
2nd Place: "My Experience at the Great Wall of China" by Eber Allen
3rd Place: "The Rise, Fall, and Continuing Struggle of the Online Music Revolution" by Daryl BohmHonorable Mentions
"The Lifetime Hangover" by Mike Kinney
"Farm Safety: A Lesson Learned" by Christy Selbrade
Composition Merit Awards Journal 2004
1st Place: "Turnover" by Andrew Miller
2nd Place: "Strangers" by Rosemarie Hanson
3rd Place: "Swindlers Among Us" by Merit Raff
4th Place: "My Grandma's Christmas Program" by Marcia Hewitt
5th Place: "Setting the Hook" by Andrew W. Johnson
6th Place: "How to Grow a Child" by Sarah PriemHonorable Mentions
"Mainstream Society & African-Americans" by Andrew Bradley
"Practical Lifesavers" by Kristen Neigebauer
"A Half Mile Walk and the Infamous Windowsill" by Kristen Neigebauer
"A Breath of Tranquility" by Kristen Neigebauer
"Faded Memories" by Kayla Rasmussen
"Internet" by Brittany Youngblom
"The Simpsons vs. The Sopranos" by Kris Warner
Presented by the Department of English, Minnesota State University, Mankato
